Hoffnung Music Festivals 1956, 1958 & 1961

Speech by Mr T. E. Bean, General Manager of the Royal Festival Hall

Fanfare

A Grand, Grand Overture, Op. 57

Concerto for Hosepipe and Strings: III. Allegro

Concerto popolare (A Piano Concerto to End All Piano Concertos)

Symphony No. 84 in G Major, Hob. I/94, "Surprise": II. Andante (Arr. Donald Swann)

Speech by Gerard Hoffnung

Mazurka No. 47 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 68 No. 2 (Arr. Abrams for Tuba Quartet)

Lochinvar, for Speakers and Percussion

Variations on "Annie Laurie": Theme (Alerto ma non troppo)

Variations on "Annie Laurie": Var. I (Poco inglesemente)

Variations on "Annie Laurie": Var. II (Molto zingaresemente)

Variations on "Annie Laurie": Var. III (Alla gigolo)

Variations on "Annie Laurie": Var. IV (Finale. Assai)

Introductory Music Played in the Foyer

A Hoffnung Festival Overture (2 Excerpts)

Metamorphosis on a Bed-Time Theme (Allegro commerciale in modo televisione)

Sugar Plums (after Tchaikovsky)

The Famous Tay Whale - A dramatic poem by William McGonagall

Concerto for Conductor and Orchestra

Punkt Contrapunkt

The United Nations (Excerpts)

Waltz for Restricted Orchestra

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "Here are the girls" (The Master, Apprentices)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "I'm Azucena, Who could be plainer?" (Azucena)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "I see by daylight dawning" (Beckmesser, Azucena)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "Nie sollst du mich befragen" (Otello, Salome)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "Daughter of Heaven" (Otello, Salome, Fidelio)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "I'm in search of a man" (Brünnhilde)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "O schöne Melisande" (Beckmesser, Don Giovanni, Brünnhilde, Manrico, Nadir, Mélisande, Chorus)

Let's Fake an Opera or The Tales of Hoffnung: "I'm Escamillo" (Escamillo, Chorus)

Introductory Music Played in the Foyer (Excerpt, Rigmarole)

Festival Anthem

Leonore Overture No. 4 (Overture after Beethoven's "Leonore No. 3, Op. 72a")

Der Barbier von Darmstadt: Duet, "Escucha en linea o descarga" (Herr Knochen, Der Redepariner)

Ballad of County Down

Belshazzar's Feast (Excerpt) - Introduced by Mr T. E. Bean CBE

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: Overture - Opening Chorus (Tenor, Chorus)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: Trio (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: "Let all things nameless at our feast run wild" (Bass)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: Recitative, "With sharped-fanged smile the young bride bowed" (Tenor) - "My heart is swelling" (Soprano, Chorus)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: Recitative, "And while the company retired to a well-earned rest" (Tenor) - "My child, be seated" (Bass, Men's Chorus)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: Recitative, "And in the castle guest room" (Tenor) - "If you can hurt" (Contralto, Chorus)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: "Midnight … Dracula, still in the Gloom of youth" (Tenor)

Horrortorio, A Choral Extravaganza: Recitative, "But at the reception" (Tenor)

Mobile for Seven Orchestras